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It's the wild west out there as EVGA confirm GeForce RTX 30-Series GPUs stolen from truck

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2021

As if it wasn't bad enough that crypto mining has eaten up GPU reserves, bots keep taking orders as they come out and worldwide shortages all leading to high prices and low stock - now people are going on heists to nick 'em.

Proton Experimental gets Disgaea 4 & Mafia II working plus CEG startup improvements

By Liam Dawe, 5 Nov 2021

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More quick fixes coming in recently for Proton Experimental to get even more Windows games to play nicely on Linux with this compatibility layer. - Improve startup time of games using CEG DRM.

The TUXEDO Nano Pro is a powerhouse in a tiny box

By Liam Dawe, 4 Nov 2021

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Looking for something small yet mighty? The TUXEDO Nano Pro was just announced and not only is it tiny, it seems like it will pack quite the performance punch with AMD Ryzen.

Valve upgrades Remote Play for Linux in the latest Steam Client Beta

By Liam Dawe, 3 Nov 2021

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Valve has released another update to the Steam Client Beta and they continue improving Remote Play for Linux players, likely for the upcoming Steam Deck support.

Vulkan gets new Dynamic Rendering extension, NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 470.62.07 rolls out

By Liam Dawe, 3 Nov 2021

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Two bits of Vulkan news to cover this morning as there's a new Vulkan version up with a brand new and useful sounding extension for optimization. Plus, NVIDIA released a new Vulkan Beta Driver.

Humble Choice for November has Project Wingman, WRATH: Aeon of Ruin plus more

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2021

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The latest bundle of games is now available for the subscription service Humble Choice (formerly Humble Monthly) and it seems like quite a varied selection.

Microsoft Edge available officially for Linux today as a stable browser

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2021

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Microsoft aren't a company we exactly cover often but it seems fitting to cover it here, especially given their history with Linux. Today they're properly releasing Edge for Linux.

Steam Play compatibility tool Luxtorpeda gets controller support, new tooling

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2021

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Luxtorpeda is a Steam Play compatibility tool (like Proton) that allows you to run games from Steam using various different game engines and reimplementations.

Proton Experimental gets more CEG DRM fixes, new fsync code

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2021

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Recently Valve upgraded Proton Experimental, the special version of Proton that pulls in advancements first with support for their older CEG DRM and another new build is up.

Linux has now seen 4 months of being above 1% on the Steam Hardware Survey

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2021

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Something magical appears to be happening on Steam. Not only is Linux above 1% for another month but we've now seen 6 months of it continuing to rise.

Enjoy our news? Please support us if you're able to

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2021

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It has again been some time since we reached out to the community, so here's a reminder: we are completely funded by readers and we need your support.

Linux Kernel 5.15 released, futex2 work to help Linux gaming going into Kernel 5.16

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2021

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Two major bits of news for the Linux Kernel today as not only has Linux 5.15 been released with lots new, we're also likely to finally see the futex2 work from Collabora in Linux 5.16.

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A look over what was popular on GamingOnLinux during October 2021

By Liam Dawe, 1 Nov 2021

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Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for October 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!

Zink driver (OpenGL on top of Vulkan) has Bioshock Infinite working, close to OpenGL 4.6

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2021

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Zink is something quite wonderful. A Linux Mesa driver that creates an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan and it just keeps on getting more impressive.

Valve adds support for games using CEG DRM through Steam Play Proton

By Liam Dawe, 29 Oct 2021

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If you have the latest version of Proton Experimental, Valve just recently put up a new Steam Client Beta too which allows playing Windows games on Linux that make use of their older CEG DRM.

Love Sonic? Check out the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2021

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I grew up playing Sonic on the Sega Mega Drive, so this looks like an awesome bundle for me. Humble Bundle has put up a small but nice collection with the Sonic 30th Anniversary Bundle.

X.Org 21.1.0 sees a release with Variable refresh rate support in the modesetting driver

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2021

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After three years without a full release, X.Org 21.1.0 has finally landed with new features and a lot of bug fixes.

New build of Proton Experimental helps Project CARS 3, Control and more on Linux

By Liam Dawe, 28 Oct 2021

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We continue seeing lots of quick fixes coming into Proton Experimental, the special testing version of the Steam Play Proton compatibility layer with another release up now.

12th Gen Intel Core processors announced with the 'world's best gaming processor'

By Liam Dawe, 27 Oct 2021

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Amongst a varied list of other announcements today, Intel formally introduced the 12th Gen Intel Core processors with the top end Intel Core i9-12900K that they claim is the "world's best gaming processor".

NVIDIA 495.44 stable driver is out for Linux, adds in GBM API support

By Liam Dawe, 26 Oct 2021

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Following on from the NVIDIA Beta 495.29.05 earlier this month, today NVIDIA has a fresh 495.44 stable driver release that builds upon it with some additional extras. This is the big one for Wayland fans, since it now works with the GBM API.

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